City Elections in Linn County

Four candidates are running across three different races for Marion City Council on the Nov. 4 ballot.

The filing period to nominate candidates for city offices closed Thursday. Here’s a look at who will be on the ballot in Linn and Johnson counties in November.

Cedar Rapids City Council District 3 incumbent Dale Todd is seeking re-election to the council.

Cedar Rapids City Council member Tyler Olson has announced his intent to run for re-election. Olson serves in an at-large capacity on the council. He was first elected to the nine-member council in 2017 and won re-election in 2021.

Grant Harper is the first Marion City Council candidate to formally announce an intent to run in the Nov. 4 city election.

District 1 is one of five Cedar Rapids City Council seats up for election this fall. The window for candidates to file to run for office opens Aug. 25 and closes Sept. 18.

Newcomer David Maier defeated first-term incumbent Pat Loeffler to secure an at-large seat on the Cedar Rapids City Council, becoming the council’s first openly gay member. Ann Poe was re-elected to the other at-large council sea..

Cedar Rapids City Council candidates at-large talk key issues

Growing the workforce and transforming an office-heavy downtown post-pandemic with small businesses and new amenities will be key to Cedar Rapids’ success, said several candidates vying for seats on the Cedar Rapids City Council in Nov. 7 elections.

Affordable housing and homelessness, economic development and continued progress on infrastructure including street improvements and flood control are among the top priorities for candidates seeking seats on Cedar Rapids City Council.

Patrick Loeffler is running as an at-large candidate for the Cedar Rapids City Council. He is an incumbent. Here are his answers to a survey we sent to all of the candidates.

Scott Overland is running for the District 2 seat on the Cedar Rapids City Council. He is an incumbent. Here are his answers to a survey we sent to all of the candidates.